By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Over one-dozen international companies competing to build a wind power plant in the southern region convened at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khalid Irani met with representatives of 16 international firms from South Korea, Greece, Spain, France, Germany, Japan and […]

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Record high temperatures recently witnessed in the country have strained the national capacity to provide electricity and water to the people at a time when they need them most. Amman, Zarqa and other urban areas have experienced not only water shortages, but also repeated power cuts due to surging demand for electricity, which surpassed the […]

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By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Investment opportunities in the Kingdom’s renewable energy sector will be highlighted at an international conference next month. Jordan’s renewable energy potential will be examined during the September 20-22 Global Green Techies Forum 2010, according to the Jordan Renewable Energy Society (JRES). In a press conference yesterday, JRES Vice President Ghazi […]

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Urban nature activists launched Operation Hedgehog II two weeks ago at Ramat Gan’s Avraham Park. Its goal: getting the park’s hedgehog population out of harm’s way prior to renovations. By Zafrir Rinat Published 09.08.10 Urban nature activists launched Operation Hedgehog II two weeks ago at Ramat Gan’s Avraham Park. Its goal: getting the park’s hedgehog […]

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By Asaf Shtull-Trauring The Telma food factory in Haifa has for years flooded Haifa Bay with some five million cubic meters of industrial waste per year – including about 10 tons of fat, two tons of ammonia, four tons of nitrogen and two tons of phosphorus. A year ago, the company, owned by the international […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 08/10/2010 04:22 We adhere to higher standards than those mandated, company says. Sea and waterways watchdog Zalul kicked off its newest campaign in Haifa on Monday morning with a gala ribboncutting ceremony. Its newest target: The 5 million cubic meters of waste water being dumped from the Telma factory in the […]

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While enjoying the Nahariya beach in April, a resident noticed strange-colored, foul-smelling water flowing in the Ga’aton River, which passes through the town before reaching the Mediterranean. By Ran Shapira While enjoying the Nahariya beach in April, a resident noticed strange-colored, foul-smelling water flowing in the Ga’aton River, which passes through the town before reaching […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 08/12/2010 09:47 Kishon River Authority and Israel Ports Company clash over trees and irrigation. Notwithstanding a decision late last month about how to divide the land around the Haifa Port between the Israel Ports Company (IPC) and the Kishon River Authority, the two were once again trading accusations over land ownership […]

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By Hana Namrouqa MUDAWARA – The first three wells of the Disi Water Conveyance Project have been completed, according to project officials. The mega-project, which entails supplying Amman with 107 million cubic metres of water annually by 2013, is 28 per cent complete and going according to schedule, with the remaining 61 wells expected to […]

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Students test seawater samples in one of the Aqaba Marine Park’s partnership programmes with local schools (Photo courtesy of the AMP) Students test seawater samples in one of the Aqaba Marine Park’s partnership programmes with local schools (Photo courtesy of the AMP) By Susan Lawrence Helke AMMAN – Most often associated with marine activities and […]

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By Mohammed Zaatari Thursday, August 12, 2010 SIDON: Sidon Mayor Mohammad al-Saudi diverted the Qamleh wastewater canal on Wednesday, in a first step to limit pollution on the shore of the southern coastal city. Saudi visited the Qamleh shore, facing the Zaatari Mosque, and described it as “polluted by sewers.” He said the wastewater canal […]

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Friends of the Earth Middle East Response to Statement of Israeli Civil Administration as Regards Baptism at the Qasr el Yehud Site on the Lower Jordan River Tel Aviv / July 27, 2010 Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) is saddened to maintain its call that baptism be banned from taking place on both […]

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Despite recent claims of pollution, test results show waters of Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site – where Jesus is believed to have been baptized – safe for bathing Ynet Published: 07.28.10, 18:22 A Civil Administration spokesman announced Tuesday that tests performed in the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site show its waters are safe for bathing. The tests, […]

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Health Ministry calls to shut down Qasr al-Yahud site in Jordan River – where Jesus is believed to have been baptized – due to heavy water pollution, raw sewage Amir Ben-David, Yedioth Ahronoth Published: 07.22.10, 08:23 / Israel Activism The baptismal site at Qasr al-Yahud near Jericho is one of the holiest sites for Christianity. […]

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Current government serves up tap water to ministers during meetings instead of bottled mineral water Itamar Eichner Published: 08.03.10, 07:29 / Israel Activism The current administration goes with the flow when it comes to drinking water, and, starting Sunday, is serving up tap water during cabinet meetings instead of bottled mineral water. The move was […]

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RAMALLAH, 15 July 2010 (IRIN) – The worst place to be in the West Bank in terms of water and sanitation facilities is an Israeli-controlled stretch of land known as Area C, where the Palestinian Authority (PA) is technically responsible for water services, but simply unable to deliver. Cara Flowers, an officer with the Emergency […]

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CAIRO, 27 July 2010 (IRIN) – Tens of thousands of people in Egypt – Africa’s second most populous country – have taken to the streets in recent months to protest against water shortages, a fact which goes some way to explaining the government’s reluctance to relinquish its current share of River Nile water. On 26 […]

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